SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS IN PEDIATRIC AND CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE 

Sponsored by the Oak Foundation 

April 30, 2012

 

 

8:00 - 8:10	Welcome (D. Bernstein)
	Innovations in Fetal and Developmental Cardiology
8:10 – 8:35	The Future of Fetal Echocardiography (N. Silverman)
8:35 – 9:00	Fetal Cardiac Imaging: Functional Evaluation (T. Tacy)
9:00 – 9:25	Unraveling the Genetic Etiology of Congenital Heart Disease (CP Chang)
9:25 – 9:50	Role of microRNAs in Cardiac Development (D. Srivastava)
9:50 – 10:15	Speed Dating: Brief Presentations of New and Emerging Science and/or Investigators
10:15 – 10:30	BREAK
	Insights in Cardiovascular Structure, Function and Regeneration
10:30 – 10:55	Cell Biology: Implications for Tissue Engineering (M. Longaker)
10:55 – 11:20	Stem Cell Therapies for Cardiomyocyte Regeneration (P. Burridge)
11:20 – 11:45	Biomechanical Characterization of Primary and Stem-Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes  (A. Ribeiro)
11:45 – 12:10	Vascular Health Assessment in Children (S. Tierney)
12:10 – 12:35	Speed Dating
12:35 – 1:45	LUNCH
	Bioengineering Approaches to Remodeling of the Right Ventricle
1:45 – 2:10	Tetralogy of Fallot – An Insider’s View (F. Hanley)
2:10 – 2:35	Animal Models of the Vulnerable Right Ventricle (D. Bernstein)
2:35 – 3:00	3D Knowledge-based Reconstruction Derived from 2-D Echocardiographic Imaging with Magnetic Tracking (M. Friedberg)
3:00 – 3:15	BREAK
3:15 – 3:40	In Vitro Evaluation of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction with a Valved Conduit (K. Pekkan)
3:40 – 4:05	Energy Calculations of Right Ventricular (In)Efficiency in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (R. Banerjee)

4:05 – 4:30	Speed Dating
4:30	Closing Remarks & Adjourn (D. Bernstein)
5:00	Cantor Arts Center Tour

               
    
               

 

8:00 - 8:10	Welcome (J. Feinstein)
	The Single Ventricle Patient: Targeting, Engineering and Translating!
8:10 – 8:35	Single Ventricle Imaging (F. Chan)
8:35 – 9:00	Modeling to Compare and Predict Hemodynamic Effects Between Hybrid and Surgical Norwood Palliations (TY Hsia)
9:00 – 9:25	Tissue Engineering of Fontan External Conduits (T. Shin'oka)
9:25 – 9:50	Technical Success with the Y Graft Fontan (VM. Reddy)
9:50-10:15	Speed Dating (M. Esmaily, A. Baretta)
10:15 – 10:30	BREAK
	Electrophysiology: Cells, Stimulation and Simulation
10:30 – 10:55	Pacemakers and Arrhythmias 101 (C. Miyake)
10:55 – 11:20	A Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model for Cardiac Arrhythmias (M. Yazawa)
11:20 – 12:00	Poster Viewing & LUNCH
12:00 – 1:00	Cardiovascular Institute Lecture - Whole-Heart Modeling: Applications to Cardiac Electrophysiology  and Electromechanics (N. Trayanova)
1:00 – 1:15	BREAK (and poster session)
1:15 – 1:40	A Computer Modeling Tool for Comparing Novel ICD Electrode Orientations in Children and Adults (M. Jolley)
1:40 – 2:05	Optogenetic Pacemakers (K. Deisseroth)
2:05 – 2:20	Speed Dating (K. Motonaga)
2:20 – 2:35	BREAK
	Clots and Bots
2:35 – 3:00	Overview of the Clotting Process (J. Zehnder)
3:00 – 3:25	Mathematical Modeling of Clot Formation (M. Alber)
3:25 – 3:50	Computational Prediction of Thrombus Risk (S. Shadden)
3:50 – 4:15	Kawasaki Disease (J. Burns)
4:15 – 4:40	Simulation of Coronary Abnormalities in Kawasaki Disease (A. Marsden)
4:40	Closing Remarks & Adjourn
5:30	Hors d'oeuvres – Faculty Club
6:30	Gala Dinner (P. Yock, Invited lecturer)

     

               
              

8:00 – 8:10	Welcome / Announcements (A. Marsden)
	Junior Investigator Podium Presentations
8:10 – 8:45	Multi-Scale CFD Analysis of Hybrid Norwood Circulation with Distal Aortic Arch Obstruction and Reverse Blalock-Taussig Shunt (A.Ceballos) Translating Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Tissue Oxygenation Data for Computational Modeling of Aortic and Peripheral Hemodynamics During Exercise (L. Ellwein) Performance Characterization of a Low Extracorporeal Volume Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Device (A. Santhanakrishnan) Feasibility of using Piezohydraulic Pumps as Motors for Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices (J. Valdovinos)
	VADs, Valves and ‘vices
8:45 – 9:10	VAD Basics – Everything You Need to Know (but DON’T Try This at Home) (D. Rosenthal)
9:10 – 9:35	Cavopulmonary Assist for the Univentricular Fontan Circulation: von Kármán Viscous Impeller Pump (S. Frankel)
9:35 – 10:00	The Impact of Weaning on the Flow in the Penn State 12cc Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (K. Manning)
10:00 – 10:25	Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis to Minimize Stroke Risk in Ventricular Assist Device Patients (W. DeCampli)
10:25 – 10:35	BREAK
10:35 – 11:00	The Aortic Valve in Sickness and in Health (M. Landzberg)
11:00 – 11:25	Reproducibility of Flow and Wall Shear Stress Analysis Using Flow-Sensitive Four-Dimensional MRI(M. Markl)
11:25 – 11:50	A Multiscale Computational Comparison of the Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Valves in Relation to Calcific Aortic Stenosis (M. Mofrad)
11:50 – 12:15	Bicuspid Aortic Valve Leaflets Experience Increased Stretch Which Activates Inflammatory Gene Expression (V. Nigam)
12:15 – 12:40	Perinatal Changes in Mitral and Aortic Valve Structure and Composition (K.J. Grande-Allen)
12:40 – 1:45	LUNCH and Campus Tour
	The Sur-“Real” World
1:45 – 2:05	Open Source Medical Software (N. Wilson)
2:05 – 2:25	HeartFlow (C. Taylor)
2:25 – 2:50	Progress in Device Evaluation with Computational Modeling (D. Lochner)
2:50 – 3:15	Bridging the Gap to Clinical Translation (J. Watson)
3:15	Closing Remarks & Adjourn (J. Feinstein, A. Marsden)
3:30	Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Tour